nhăn nhó

Vietnamese

Etymology

-o reduplication (B tone) of nhăn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲan˧˧ ɲɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaŋ˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaŋ˧˧ ɲɔ˦˥]

Verb

nhăn nhó

  1. to have a wry face; to grimace; to frown